How We Can Renew Our Parishes
In August Canadian Father James Mallon will visit South Africa to speak about how to reform parishes to evangelise better. FR BRUCE BOTHA SJ looks at the book Fr Mallon wrote, and how it...
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16th Sunday of the Year Reflection
Fr John Allen Green OFM – The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest...
Nigerian Bishops Link Government Inaction on Violence to Religion
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops criticised the president’s lack of action against ethnic Fulani herdsmen who attack farmers and linked his inaction to his religion. “It can no longer be regarded as mere coincidence that the...
Vatican Calls for Prayers and Support for Seafarers
The Vatican invited Catholics to pray for the 1,2 million seafarers around the world who work under difficult conditions and make huge sacrifices in their profession. Seafarers “play a significant role in our global...
Pope: The State of the Earth Tomorrow Depends on Action Today
While everyone has a role and responsibility to help safeguard the planet, all governments must uphold commitments agreed upon in the Paris Accord on reducing climate change, Pope Francis said.
Synod: Youth Need a Church that Listens
Young Catholics are looking for a Church that listens to their concerns, accompanies them in discerning their vocations and helps them confront the challenges they face, said a working document for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on young people.
Canadian Bishops: Marijuana Use May Soon be Legal but Remains Sinful
Marijuana use across Canada may soon be legal in the eyes of the law, but it will remain a sin in the eyes of the church, said Canada’s bishops.
Little Servants of Mary Immaculate, 90 Years in Africa!
The Little Servants of Mary Immaculate celebrated 90 years in Africa this month and 70 years in South Africa. The small group of Sisters in South Africa, from Lyndhurst in Johannesburg, Port Shepstone, Mahobe...
Pope: Bishops, Clergy in Middle East must not Fall into Sin of Opulence
Although the sin of war committed by nations has caused great suffering to Christians in the Middle East, the Catholic Church must bear in mind its own sins, Pope Francis said. “There is also...
Pope: Aborting Children with Birth Defects is like Nazi Eugenics Programme
Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating.
Sports on Sunday Ok, but Not to Skip Mass!
A new Vatican document cautions against the dangers of highly competitive children’s sports, political and economic pressures on athletes to win ‘“at all costs” and the unsportsmanlike or violent behaviour of fans. The document...
Pope: Most Fundamental Human Right is Hope
The theory that well-being will automatically flow down to everyone from the riches of the few is “a lie,” Pope Francis said.
